"It's not a time when we have much in the way of launches of new products or a new operating system," he told Wired. "We will show how Google services are doing amazing things on top of these two platforms."

Pichai also hinted that Google is working on solutions to Android's fragmentation problem by working with device makers to ensure that their hardware is ready for new updates.

"We are thinking about how to make Android handle updates better," he added. "We see ways we can do this. It's early days.

"We're talking with our partners and working our way through it," he said. "We need time to figure out the mechanics, but it's definitely an area of focus for me and the team."